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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

2,503 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 126

Vegetable Growing Will Pay Big Dividends Erection Of Cannery At Gundagai Would Assist Farmers Cowra Cannery Pays £70,000 for Forbes Vegetables

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

The erection of a cannery at Gundagai would bring with it the development of large-scale vegetable growing in this district, with…

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Wool Survey

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

Schute, Bell Lumby Ltd., write: A surprising feature in all recent markets is the slight downward trend in good spinners…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

The Country Producers selling Company, Ltd., report: Sales were resumed in Sydney market on Monday, March 13…

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Decision on Wool Deferred By Graziers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The annual conference of the Graziers' Association decided today to defer until a later date a discussion on a scheme for a growers' organisation to take over the control of wool…

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Farmer's Body Found; 50 Hours' Search

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The body of a grazier, aged 35, who fell into flooded creek near Dalgety was found today 15 miles down the creek, after a 50 hours' search…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 7

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Company Limited, 17th March 1950. At our sale on the 16th instant we…

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Record Price for Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 6

At a sheep sale in Bathurst on Friday last1500 two year old merino wethers sold at an average of £6/5/7 a head—probably an…

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Thousands of Cattle Leaving Drought Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 4

DARWIN, Wednesday: Nine Alice Springs cattle stations are moving 15,000 head of cattle 500 miles…

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Wool Fabrics Inspire London Spring Fashion

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 8

Directly Inspired by the lovely new wool fabrics now available, London fashions for spring are superbly tailored to make the…

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Farm Available for Civilian Application

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) has announced that a larm at Barmedman has been made available for general…

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Pastures on Irrigation Area Farms

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 8

The face of the irrigation areas is changing. Result of the more to pasture movement on large area properties has been bigger areas of green—at least in the winter…

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Virus Brings Hope to Rabbit Plagued Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 6

Experiments in rabbit extermination by introducing myxomatosis a virus disease, are being carried out in Victoria by the…

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Crop Competitions for Soldier Settlers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands commended the Inverell Show Society on introducing at their Show a crop competition for soldier settlers in…

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Local Wool Appraisements

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 2

Good general competition ruled for most descriptions, but the market was irregular and values at tons were slightly easier at this…

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Wheat Stabilisation to Go on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—It was the Government's wish to stabilise the various Important primary industries for periods of…

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Federal Govt. and Wheat Stabilisation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: he was the Government's wish to stabilize the various impotent primary industries for periods of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Lice Infested Sheep

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 2

At the Coolamon Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday before Mr. Quiggan, S.M., D.M. Ferguson, W. Mullaney and W. H. Siviour were…

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Wool Report the Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. 17th March, 1950

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

At our sale on the 16th instant, we submitted a catalogue of 5,400 bales, the selection including a number of spinners wools, some of…

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Wheat Stabilisation Fund Balance Totals Over £27,000,000

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

The Wheat Tax now levied under the “Wheat Export Charge Act, 1948,” is payable on wheat and products exported from the…

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Manufacturing Cost and Our Clothes Interesting Investigation By Wool Bureau

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 10

The New York Wool Bureau recently investigated the cost of wool in relation to the price of clothing, says Messrs…

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